papa

IPA/pəˈpɑː/
KK[pˈɑpˌʌ]IPA/ˈpɑːpə/

papa — 名詞

  • papasingular
  • papasplural

1. a warm, child-friendly word for a father, used either when speaking directly to

1.名詞A2
釋義

爸爸

對父親親暱、口語的稱呼

a warm, child-friendly word for a father, used either when speaking directly to him or when mentioning him in family conversation.

例句

Lina ran to the door shouting, "Papa, you're home!"

Lina 跑到門口大喊：「爸爸，你回來啦！」

direct address: 'Papa, ...'

On Sundays, my papa cooks pancakes for the whole family.

每個星期天，我爸爸都會煎鬆餅給全家人吃。

possessive + papa for family member reference

常見搭配
  • my/your/his/her papa
  • Papa said / Papa told me
  • ask papa
  • papa's birthday
  • Papa, look!
同義詞
  • dad

    the most common informal word in everyday English; slightly more neutral than 'papa'.

  • daddy

    very child-like; mostly used by small children or affectionately by adult daughters.

  • father

    neutral and formal; the standard word in writing and serious contexts.

  • pop

    informal American English; old-fashioned and a bit jokey.

反義詞
  • mama

    the matching child-friendly word for mother.

  • mother

    the formal female counterpart of 'father'.

文法句型

my/your/his/her papa

Papa, ... (direct address)

用法筆記

Mainly used by young children, or by adults who kept the word from childhood; an adult business email about one's father would use 'father' instead. Common as a vocative (direct address) — 'Papa, look!' — without 'my'.

常見錯誤

I will discuss the contract with my papa later.
I will discuss the contract with my father later.
'papa' is too casual for formal or business contexts.
The papa picked up the children.
Their papa picked up the children.
'papa' normally takes a possessive like 'my/his/her', not a bare 'the'.

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常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • papa's car
  • papa's hat
  • papa's birthday
  • papa's friend

常用片語

  • my papa
  • your papa
  • ask papa
  • tell papa
  • Papa, look!

介系詞搭配

  • with papa
  • from papa
  • to papa